Re: Beatles and Acid Jazz?!

Elson Trinidad (ertrinid@skat.usc.edu)
Fri, 1 Dec 1995 12:00:46 -0800 (PST)


On Fri, 1 Dec 1995, Mats Holmqvist wrote:

> I saw that Beatles program and really hated the music in it (the Beatles
> are fun though), except for something they played in the second part of
> the program. It was the live thing on Shea stadium (I think), where John
> Lennon played the organ with his elbows (!), I really liked it (someone
> please tell me where I can find that song) and I suppose you could make

The song is called "I Feel Fine." I'm not certain which album it's on.

> use my imagination to name an artist to perform it...well, since the best
> part of the song, in my opinion, was Lennon playing the organ, we'll need
> a great organist, let's say James Taylor for instance. Now, does that
> sound odd enough, JTQ playing the Beatles? :-)

Actually, no. JTQ already covered a Led Zeppelin tune. Actually, I can
see them cover "I Feel Fine" better than what they did with "Whole Lotta
Love." Either as something funky, or their "Boogaloo mod" style in their
"Mission Impossible" album.

Elson